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Adial Pharmaceuticals Encouraged By U.S. Senate Support for Expanded Clinical Trial Endpoints Beyond Abstinence in Alcohol and Substance Use Disorder Treatments
U.S. Senate Appropriations Report Further Validates Adial’s Therapeutic Approach and Promotes a More Contemporary Patient Focused Regulatory EnvironmentGLEN ALLEN, Va., Aug. 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Adial Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADIL) (“Adial” or the “Company”), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing therapies for the treatment and prevention of addiction and related disorders, today applauded recent U.S. Senate legislative support for expanding clinical tria
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